"bring back to life" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: brings back to life [present, singular, third-person], bringing back to life [participle, present], brought back to life [participle, past], brought back to life [past]
Etymology: From the phrase bring to life with the predicate adjective back (“returned to a previous state or condition”). Head templates: {{en-verb|<,,brought>}} bring back to life (third-person singular simple present brings back to life, present participle bringing back to life, simple past and past participle brought back to life)
  1. (transitive, idiomatic) To return someone to a state of consciousness or living after a state of unconsciousness, death or near-death. Tags: idiomatic, transitive Synonyms: resuscitate, revive, resurrect, reanimate, rez / res [gaming, games] Coordinate_terms: come back to life [intransitive, reflexive]
    Sense id: en-bring_back_to_life-en-verb-RHdaQLw3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Life

Inflected forms

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